Definition of stubbornness in English:
stubbornness
noun ˈstʌbənnəsˈstəbərnnəs
mass nounDogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something.
his error was sheer stubbornness in refusing to admit a mistake
Example sentencesExamples
- Try to find a way to turn her stubbornness from a weakness to a strength.
- My theological orientation does not happen to be one which minimizes the stubbornness of man's depravity.
- His stubbornness was taken by the augurs to signify the eternal nature of the boundaries of the Roman state.
- Their national character contains a certain stubbornness, a necessary characteristic for contemporary folk artists.
- There is a widely known stubbornness by these programmers in refusing to learn from the lessons proprietary software has to offer.
Definition of stubbornness in US English:
stubbornness
nounˈstəbərnnəsˈstəbərnnəs
Dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something.
his error was sheer stubbornness in refusing to admit a mistake
Example sentencesExamples
- My theological orientation does not happen to be one which minimizes the stubbornness of man's depravity.
- Try to find a way to turn her stubbornness from a weakness to a strength.
- There is a widely known stubbornness by these programmers in refusing to learn from the lessons proprietary software has to offer.
- His stubbornness was taken by the augurs to signify the eternal nature of the boundaries of the Roman state.
- Their national character contains a certain stubbornness, a necessary characteristic for contemporary folk artists.